Joe Blanton

Joseph Matthew Blanton

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Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'3", Weight: 225 lb.
Born: 12/11/1980 in Bowling Green, KY
Debut: 09/21/2004
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    2004 OAK AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2005 OAK AL 33 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1
    2006 OAK AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    2007 OAK AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    2008 OAK AL 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    2008 PHI NL 13 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 6 1 0 .062 .059 .062 .121 1
    2009 PHI NL 31 55 4 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 21 0 1 9 0 0 .127 .200 .127 .327 7
    2010 PHI NL 28 59 8 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24 0 2 5 0 3 .119 .161 .119 .280 7
    2011 PHI NL 11 11 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 2
    5 seasons OAK AL 122 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 1
    4 seasons PHI NL 83 141 13 17 17 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 58 0 3 21 1 3 .121 .167 .121 .287 17
    Total
    (8 seasons)     		205 151 13 18 18 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 63 0 3 24 1 5 .119 .163 .119 .282 18

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    2004 OAK AL 0 0 0 5.63 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 6 5 5 1 2 0 6 0 0 30 1.000 6.8 1.1 2.2 6.8 3.00
    2005 OAK AL 12 12 .500 3.53 33 33 0 2 0 0 201.33 178 86 79 23 67 3 116 5 4 835 1.217 8.0 1.0 3.0 5.2 1.73
    2006 OAK AL 16 12 .571 4.82 32 31 0 1 1 0 194.33 241 111 104 17 58 4 107 5 3 856 1.539 11.2 0.8 2.7 5.0 1.84
    2007 OAK AL 14 10 .583 3.95 34 34 0 3 1 0 230.00 240 106 101 16 40 4 140 4 3 950 1.217 9.4 0.6 1.6 5.5 3.50
    2008 OAK AL 5 12 .294 4.96 20 20 0 0 0 0 127.00 145 74 70 12 35 3 62 1 1 550 1.417 10.3 0.9 2.5 4.4 1.77
    2008 PHI NL 4 0 .000 4.20 13 13 0 0 0 0 70.67 66 36 33 10 31 0 49 3 1 305 1.373 8.4 1.3 3.9 6.2 1.58
    2009 PHI NL 12 8 .600 4.05 31 31 0 0 0 0 195.33 198 89 88 30 59 4 163 8 7 837 1.316 9.1 1.4 2.7 7.5 2.76
    2010 PHI NL 9 6 .600 4.82 29 28 0 0 0 0 175.67 206 104 94 27 43 6 134 3 2 765 1.417 10.6 1.4 2.2 6.9 3.12
    2011 PHI NL 1 2 .333 5.01 11 8 1 0 0 0 41.33 52 23 23 5 9 0 35 1 0 180 1.476 11.3 1.1 2.0 7.6 3.89
    5 seasons OAK AL 47 46 .385 4.25 122 118 1 6 2 0 760.67 810 382 359 69 202 14 431 15 11 3221 1.330 9.6 0.8 2.4 5.1 2.1
    4 seasons PHI NL 26 16 .310 4.43 84 80 1 0 0 0 483.00 522 252 238 72 142 10 381 15 10 2087 1.375 9.7 1.3 2.6 7.1 2.7
    Total
    (8 seasons)     		73 62 .541 4.32 206 198 2 6 2 0 1243.67 1332 634 597 141 344 24 812 30 21 5308 1.348 9.6 1.0 2.5 5.9 2.36
    Red Sox and Orioles send scouts to watch Joe Blanton pitch
    Phillies’ right handed pitcher Joe Blanton is set to be a free agent at the end of the season. But he may not be in the Phillies plans for the 2012 season which is just weeks away. Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com said that the Red Sox and Orioles sent scouts to check on Blanton yesterday, [...]
    03/16/12
    Phillies’ payroll on the verge of MLB’s $178MM luxury tax
    The Philadelphia Phillies currently have a payroll of just over $175 million according to CSNPhilly.com, but by season’s end, the payroll could be even higher. If after all performance and award bonuses are paid out to players the Phillies’ payroll exceeds $178 million, they will have to pay the MLB’s luxury tax. This means the Phillies [...]
    05/22/11
    Injury updates: Gonzalez, Padilla, Blanton, Lind and Roberts
    Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez left yesterday’s game with left groin tightness according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. Gonzalez injured himself while chasing down a fly ball at Citizens Bank Park. – The Dodgers have placed Vicente Padilla on the Disabled List with a sore [...]
    05/20/11
    Nothing brewing between Phillies and Rangers for Young
    Despite the overwhelming need for the Phillies to find a replacement for injured second baseman Chase Utley, a source close to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated says that there is “nothing brewing” between the Philadelphia and Texas for Michael Young. The Phillies will likely go with veteran Wilson Valdez while Utley recovers from patellar tendinitis.  However, [...]
    03/18/11
    Phillies GM says team is not trading for infielder – “all B.S.”
    Philadelphia Phillies GM, Ruben Amaro Jr. said (via Sirius-XM Radio’s Holden Cushner) that the team is not going to trade for an infielder. “Those rumors about us acquiring a 3rd baseman or 2nd baseman…They’re all B.S.,” Amaro said. Phillies’ second baseman Chase Utley has been battling patellar tendinitis in his knee and hasn’t been able to play [...]
    03/13/11
    Nick Cafardo on Joe Blanton, Scott Kazmir and Michael Young
    Here’s the latest from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: – The Philadelphia Phillies have Joe Blanton to dangle around for trade bait, but it’s questionable as to whether he can bring a starting outfielder or second baseman. – The Phillies know that Jed Lowrie and Marco Scutaro could be trade candidates from the Boston Red Sox. – [...]
    03/13/11
    What are the Phillies options at second base?
    Phillies’ second baseman Chase Utley has been battling patellar tendinitis in his knee and hasn’t been able to play in any exhibition games so far, and according to Phillies GM, Ruben Amaro Jr. (via Todd Zolecky of MLB.com) the second baseman can’t play in the condition that his knee is in. “Not right now, no. He [...]
    03/09/11
    Joe Blanton most likely won’t be traded before Opening Day
    Right-handed pitcher Joe Blanton has been subject to a lot of rumors since the Phillies decided to sign Cliff Lee. At first, rumors indicated that the Phillies were trying to move Blanton in order to get money for Lee, but all the interested teams were asking the Phillies to eat a considerable portion of Blanton’s [...]
    02/24/11
    Will Roy Oswalt retire after the 2011 season?
    Will right-handed pitcher, Roy Oswalt, join his former teammate, Andy Pettitte, in retirement after the 2011 season?  He’ll be 34 by year-end and according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, he may retire at the end of this season, but nothing is certain. “I’ll play this year and see how it goes,” Oswalt said at a news [...]
    02/15/11
    Nick Cafardo on Pettitte, Sabean, Aceves and Blanton
    Here’s the latest from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: – One scout said they feel that Andy Pettitte’s career is not over. “For one, he can still pitch at a high level. Secondly, he didn’t retire with any conviction. The stuff about going back and forth on whether or not to pitch leads me to [...]
    02/06/11